Glenn Greenwald argues that America has developed a two-tiered justice system—one where the political and financial elite are immune from prosecution while the powerless are imprisoned with greater ease than anywhere else in the world. Tony Horwitz looks at the life of John Brown, the man whose raid on Harpers Ferry played a key role in sparking the Civil War. Aatish Taseer tells us about his latest novel, Noon. Plus, historian Niall Ferguson discusses the rise (and maybe the decline) of Western civilization.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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The New RulesIt’s Election Day in the United States today. It’s a Free Country political reporter Anna Sale will discuss the most interesting issues being voted on today around the country. Plus: ...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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Fact and Fiction
Marc Levinson tells us the history of the A&P, the small tea seller that became the first company to sell $1 billion dollars in goods and transformed American business and food distribution in the process. Umberto Eco on his controversial new novel The Prague Cemetery. We’ll a look at how a Velázquez masterpiece, The Surrender at Breda was created. Jonathan Lethem talks about his new collection of essays!
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Taking a Listen with Alex Ross
In his 2010 book “Listen to This,” New Yorker music critic Alex Ross leaped from Rachmaninov to Radiohead. Today on Soundcheck: The MacArthur Fellow stops by with an updated version of the book - and news from the classical underground. Plus: We continue our "Musical Chain Letter," as Alex Ross leaves his suggestion for author Touré. And: A live performance from Indian-Canadian artist Kiran Ahluwalia.
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03:00 PMSpecial Programming
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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WNYC brings you election results from across the region, with a special focus on the races and issues in New Jersey.
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Taking a Listen with Alex Ross
In his 2010 book “Listen to This,” New Yorker music critic Alex Ross leaped from Rachmaninov to Radiohead. Today on Soundcheck: The MacArthur Fellow stops by with an updated version of the book - and news from the classical underground. Plus: We continue our "Musical Chain Letter," as Alex Ross leaves his suggestion for author Touré. And: A live performance from Indian-Canadian artist Kiran Ahluwalia.
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#3097: Members Only: So Percussion
Listen to some music featuring the members of So Percussion on this New Sounds, including Jason Treuting's "Oblique music for 4 plus (blank)," recorded live by the Orchestra of the League of Composers at Miller Theater.
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